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Makhtar Diop, the World Bank Vice President for Infrastructure, will be on his first official visit to Vietnam during February 20-22. World Bank Vice President for Infrastructure Makhtar Diop (Photo: Internet) While in Vietnam, Makhtar Diop is expected to meet with senior leaders of the country and of various ministries and agencies, and local authorities to confirm the World Bank’s continuous support to Vietnam, seek to deepen the trusted partnership between Vietnam and the World Bank, and discuss Vietnam’s infrastructure agenda, with focuses on energy, transport, digital development, and Public-Private Partnership. As part of the visit, Makhtar Diop will also be on a field trip to Hai Phong City to witness first-hand results from the World Bank-financed projects in infrastructure development, and to understand the infrastructure needs of emerging cities in Vietnam. Makhtar Diop is the World Bank’s Vice President for Infrastructure since July 1st, 2018. The … [Read more...] about WB Vice President for Infrastructure to Visit Vietnam

The State leader, who is also First Vice President of the Central Council of Emulation and Commendation, made the statement while chairing a conference in Pleiku city, Gia Lai province, on March 15, to review the emulation movement in 2017 in the provinces. Speaking at the meeting, Vice President Thinh praised the achievements of the five Central Highlands provinces in 2017 in the fields of socio-economic development, security, national defence and overcoming the effects of droughts, promoting emulation movements and scaling up rural building and poverty reduction in ethnic minority areas The Vice President proposed that, in 2018, the Central Highlands provinces should pay greater attention to the development and building of new rural areas; solutions to sustainable forest restoration in the Central Highlands region for Climate Change Response and Green Growth for the 2016-2020 period; and honoring organisations and individuals in the emulation movement. Also at the conference, the … [Read more...] about Vice President urges emulation movement in Central Highlands region

While in Tra Vinh, the State leader visited families of revolutionary contributors, including Heroic Mother Huynh Thi Tam and war invalid Mai Tan Duc, and poor residents in Long Duc commune. The Vice President praised the Long Duc Party Committee and authorities for their attention to preferential policy beneficiaries in the locality. As the Lunar New Year approaches, localities nationwide are also extending assistance to disadvantaged groups. The south central coastal province of Phu Yen decided to spend VND11 billion (USD484,000) from the local budget on supporting families of revolutionary contributors and the poor. The delegation of National Assembly deputies in Phu Yen raised money to buy 200 gifts, each worth VND500,000 (USD22), to local AO/dioxin victims, revolutionary contributors, and flood victims. The Vietnam Association of the Elderly (VAE) in the province also presented Lunar New Year gifts to the poor and policy beneficiaries on January 31st. On behalf of the VAE, … [Read more...] about Vice President brings New Year gifts to needy residents

US Vice President Mike Pence (Source: EPA/VNA) Mr. Pence flew into Tel Aviv's Ben-Gurion Airport from Jordan on a US military plane, after visiting US troops on the Syrian border. Vice President Pence was welcomed at the airport by Israel’s Tourism Minister Yariv Levin and US Envoy to Israel David Friedman. Israeli police have completed security preparations for the visit, the police said in a statement, adding that Israel’s Border Police, counter-terror units and US security services are also involved in the efforts. “The security operation includes thousands of policemen and officers carrying out security measures during the Vice President’s visit, and police units will be in all areas where the Vice President will be visiting”, the statement said. As scheduled, Mr. Mike Pence will meet Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, deliver an address to the Knesset and visit the Yad Vashem Holocaust memorial. This is the highest-level visit to the region … [Read more...] about US Vice President Mike Pence visits Israel

Vice President Dang Thi Ngoc Thinh (Photo: Anh Tuan/VNA) Ms. Thinh, who is also Chairwoman of the Fund, opened a charity program called “Spring for kids” organized by the Ministry of Labor, Invalids, and Social Affairs in Hanoi on Sunday night. She praised the Fund’s achievements over the past 25 years. The Fund has so far raised 240 million USD to benefit 33 million children. During Sunday’s program, 4.1 million USD were raised. … [Read more...] about Vice President calls for more donations to help children

The two sides have enhanced cooperation among localities through the exchange of visits, thus opening up new opportunities for businesses of both sides to foster collaboration, she noted.She stressed that Vietnam always welcomes new investment projects from Russia and will create optimal conditions for Russian investors to run long-term and stable business in Vietnam.The Vice President also asked the Russian Government for supporting the Vietnamese community in Russia to settle their life, as well as Russia’s creating of favourable conditions for Vietnamese firms to export aquatic products to Russia, contributing to promoting bilateral agriculture cooperation.For his part, Ambassador Vnukov said that he hopes Vietnam will support Yekaterinburg city to become the host of the World Expo 2025.Yekaterinburg is a city connecting Asia and Europe. It is one of the major industrial and scientific hubs of Russia. … [Read more...] about Vice President receives Russian delegation

Vice President Dang Thi Ngoc Thinh presents scholarships to students in Tay Ninh province. (Photo: VNA) Tay Ninh (VNA) – Vice President Dang Thi Ngoc Thinh on January 16 visited and presented gifts and scholarships worth more than 300 million VND (USD) to policy beneficiaries and disadvantaged students in border districts of Tan Bien, Chau Thanh and Ben Cau in the southwestern province of Tay Ninh. Visiting Tan Bien district which housed resistance bases in the two resistance wars against France and the US, Vice President Thinh asked local authorities to channel more efforts to develop rural infrastructure, care for local people’s lives and gradually reduce the rate of poor households to 0 percent. The Vice President visited heroic mother Phan Thi Hoi and presented 50 gifts to poor families in the district. Thinh gave scholarships and gifts, each worth 1.3 million VND to 200 needy students in Chau Thanh and Ben Cau districts. Also, she presented two houses and … [Read more...] about Vice President presents gifts to policy beneficiaries in Tay Ninh

Vice President Dang Thi Ngoc Thinh presents gifts to policy beneficiaries in Binh Phuoc She visited and presented gifts to Vietnamese Heroic Mother Pham Thi Duyen, who was born in 1934 and has nine children. Four of her children took part in the resistance war against US imperialists and two of them laid down their lives during this war. Thanking Duyen for her great sacrifice for the struggle for national protection, Thinh affirmed that the Party and State always pay attention to Heroic Mothers and other policy beneficiaries. On the same day, the Vice President granted 200 scholarships, worth 1 million VND (44.6 USD) each, to excellent students with underprivileged backgrounds in Bu Dop, Loc Ninh, Bu Dang and Bu Gia Map districts. She also handed over three houses, worth 50 million VND (2,230 USD) each, to poor households in the province. According to Vice Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee Nguyen Tien Dung, together with the implementation of … [Read more...] about Vice President presents gifts to policy beneficiaries in Binh Phuoc

Mr Jonathan Taylor will be accompanied by the EIB’s Director for operations outside Europe and senior colleagues responsible for lending in the region. During the first high-level visit by the European Investment Bank to Vietnam in five years, the EIB will visit the site of its most recent climate related investment in Vietnam, the Hanoi metro project, and meet senior government ministers, city leaders and representatives of financial institutions and diplomats.Vietnam’s Deputy Prime Minister Trinh Dinh Dung received Mr Jonathan Taylor in Hanoi on January 9th, 2018. (Photo: Ngoc Bich) “The EU Bank is committed to strengthening climate related investment worldwide and Vietnam is a key partner for the EU in Asia. In recent years, we have supported transport, renewable energy and energy efficiency projects across Vietnam. I look forward to seeing at first hand the transformational impact of past EIB investment and discussing with Vietnamese Government, city and … [Read more...] about European Investment Bank Vice President visits Vietnam

A high-level delegation from the European Investment Bank, the world’s largest international public bank, will make a three day visit to Hanoi next week. The European Investment Bank is owned by the 28 European Union member states and has financed infrastructure across Vietnam since 1998. Jonathan Taylor, EIB’s Vice President responsible for operations in Asia. Jonathan Taylor, Vice President responsible for operations in Asia, will be accompanied by the EIB’s Director for operations outside Europe and senior colleagues responsible for lending in the region. During the visit the EIB will visit the site of its most recent climate related investment in Vietnam, the Hanoi metro project, and meet senior government ministers, city leaders and representatives of financial institutions and diplomats. “The EU Bank is committed to strengthening climate related investment worldwide and Vietnam is a key partner for the European Union in Asia. In recent … [Read more...] about European Investment Bank Vice President to visit Vietnam